St. Bonaventure is 0-5 against Buena since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The St. Bonaventure Seraphs will head out on the road to take on the Buena Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Bonaventure can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Foothill Tech 19-1. While fans of St. Bonaventure might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Azaria Aguilar made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Aguilar was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hudson Ortiz was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Audrina Tinoco was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Buena got themselves on the board against Santa Barbara on Friday, but Santa Barbara never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Dons as they made off with a 15-0 victory.
Buena also got a great performance from Divina Miranda as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jordan Gonzalez and Madison Shay did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Shay scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Addison Coe, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
St. Bonaventure is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-1 record this season. As for Buena, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
St. Bonaventure might still be hurting after the 14-8 loss they got from Buena in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for St. Bonaventure, Destanee Perez (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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